Touret's Scleropodium Moss
Scleropodium touretii
Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
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Taxonomy & Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Bryophyta
Class
Bryopsida
Order
Hypnales
Family
Brachytheciaceae
Genus
Scleropodium
Touret's Scleropodium Moss belongs to the family Brachytheciaceae, order Hypnales, within the Bryopsida class.
Species Profile
Species profile data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Touret's Scleropodium Moss faces severe threats from habitat destruction and degradation of its specialized Mediterranean coastal environments. Urban development, tourism infrastructure, and climate change-induced alterations to moisture regimes pose significant risks to this endemic species with extremely limited distribution.
Key Facts
Habitat & Distribution
This moss species occupies specialized Mediterranean coastal habitats, typically found on calcareous rocks, walls, and soil in maritime environments with specific moisture and salt tolerance requirements. It occurs in narrow coastal zones where it depends on particular microclimatic conditions created by sea spray and Mediterranean climate patterns.
Threats
IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered
Touret's Scleropodium Moss faces severe threats from habitat destruction and degradation of its specialized Mediterranean coastal environments. Urban development, tourism infrastructure, and climate change-induced alterations to moisture regimes pose significant risks to this endemic species with extremely limited distribution.
Climate change and altered precipitation patterns
Coastal development and urbanization
Tourism pressure and trampling
Air pollution and nitrogen deposition
Habitat fragmentation
National vs Global Threat Status
How this species is assessed at the national level compared to its IUCN global status (CR).
| Country | National Status | Global Status | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| EU | LCLeast Concern | CRCritically Endangered | Lower local risk |
| EU | LCLeast Concern | CRCritically Endangered | Lower local risk |
National Red List data sourced from the National Red List Project (nationalredlist.org, ZSL) and country-specific Red List authorities.
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Sources & Attribution
How to Cite
IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS
GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org
National Red Lists: ZSL (2025). National Red List. Zoological Society of London. Available at: https://www.nationalredlist.org
This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Touret's Scleropodium Moss (Scleropodium touretii). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/tourets-scleropodium-moss